influences

[beaker]

Originally posted by radionate
Who wouldn't be influenced by this gang?

Al and Crew

(Check out the rack on Matt!)

Hey, it's Big Daddy Bishop Don Mack Al Roker! hehe

Seriously though, if ya go to his photos he has to be one of the biggest Muppet fans celebrity wise. He has Muppet autographs, and some truly cool pix of him with them:

http://www.roker.com/journal/almuppetgang.jpg

http://www.roker.com/journal/albearinbigblue.jpg

http://www.roker.com/journal/albigbird.jpg

al with rizzo:

http://www.roker.com/journal/alrodent.jpg

here's al roker addressing his followers of the al roker nation:
http://www.roker.com/journal/kodakal.jpg

and finally how could ya not adore a guy who loves dolphins?
http://www.roker.com/journal/aldolphins.jpg

 

[Joggy]

Of course my family is on top of my list. My parents, my cousins who're like brother and sisters to me, and my uncle who is a great dude to hang out with. Also quite a lot of my friends. You know who you are, folks.

Other people are:
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Jim Henson and the Muppets

Bert Plagman, the puppeteer of Sesamstraat character Tommie, without whom I would not have become a puppeteer

Pieter van Empelen, an old style Dutch cabaret pianist (Tommie, you know him?)

Aad Spee, a Dutch theatre director whom I worked very close with. Together with Pieter and the rest of a musical crew, he taught me that "people are allowed to shine"

Thomas Acda and Paul de Munnick, a Dutch music duo

 

[Manda:-D]

Hahahahahaha........Influences!
-My parents
-My brothers & sisters (Espec. John, pal o' mine)
-My Aunt Joanie
-My 6th & 3rd grade teachers
-My 8th grade chorus teacher
-Pope John Paul II
-Jay Ward (Creator of Rocky & Bullwinkle)
-Dr. Seuss (Only philosophy I KNOW!)
- George Selden, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, & Agatha Christie (All authors....I'm a book freak!!!)
-Charles Schultz
-Chuck Jones
-Creators of "M*A*S*H*" series
-Yoda, R2D2 Wicket & Chewbacca
-Steven Spielberg (For Freakazoid, Animaniacs, and Pinky & the Brain)
-GEORGE BURNS, Jack Benny, Milton Berle ,Abbot & Costello, and Bob Hope
-Monty Python (An influence since CHILDHOOD, I'm afraid!)
-Don Adams
-Johnny Carson
-Danny Kaye
-Carol Burnett & TIM CONWAY
-AUDREY HEPBURN & JIMMY STEWART (Favorite actress & actor)
-Frank Capra
-Alfred Hitchcock
-Phil Vischer & Mike Nawroki (Creators of Veggie Tales)
-And last but of course not least.....JIM HENSON!!!!
These people have influenced my childhood, my sense of humor, ny method of storytelling, & my way of looking at things! (So you can blame all of THEM!!!) And, a lot of them taught me that even if everybody else tells you that what you're doing is NUTS, go ahead and do it anyway!!!!!

 

[DramaQueen86]

Ok, ummmm, do i have to name them all?

Well lets see how i do at this:

My big sis (she helped me through a lot)

mom and dad (of course)

Bonie Hunt (great actress and director!!!!!)

Steve Tyler (great band!)

Helen Keller (she had so much passion-oh and if ur not from the south you probable wont know who i'm talking about)

Camrin Manhime (one of the first big actresses, my hope that people will stop dicriminating large people)

Jeane Wilder (the man who wanted to make everyone laugh)

and of course Jim Hension (the man who had a dream and made it come true, who was the best friend of thousands of childrean all over the world, and who inspired every one with the gift that he had!)

Ummmmm, If there is any more I'll post later.

-Linda

 

[Princeton]

Naturally I love my family, but I will just list random celebrities:

-Lindsay Lohan
-Ann Miller
-Cedric the Entertainer
-Dustin Hoffman
-Tex Avery
-Frank Thomas
-Johnathan Winters
-Red Buttons

 

[DanDanStrawberry]

All my friends are really influential. Actually, there are a lot of v. influential people at MC. But really, I think Jake Shears is my main influence. Also people like Elton John and George Michael and Graham Norton....just people who feel no shame about themselves whatsoever. I think that's the best way to be.

 

[D'Snowth]

David Feiss
John Dilworth
Jay Ward
Jay Sommers
My Middle School
My Parents
Jim Henson
Edtropolis
Sid and Marty Krofft

 

[BEAR]

OKAY...

Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman
Carroll Spinney
Johnny Carson
Billy Crystal
Nathan Lane
Bea Arthur
Betty White
Julie Andrews
Dick Van Dyke
Tim Conway
Carol Burnett
Jim Henson
Conan O'Brien
Walt Disney
Mark Booher

 

[DanDanStrawberry]

Forgot to add Bob Geldof and Bono. What they've done to help Third World Debt and poverty etc. is unwordable and amazing and they should both be sainted. Defo.

 

[JaniceFerSure]

people who have influenced my life...

<Love your quote Dan>


My influences/mentors/idols/ideals,for the most part are:
(personal & non-personal)
-my Aunt Sherry,who gave me the thirst of reading
-Jim Henson,for everything muppety,and his imagination
-Jerry Lewis,always have loved his acting,a genius
-my parents,who just wanted to make them proud & be happy with life
-John Lennon,for his gift of humanity & music
-my grandfather(Poppi),for his generous heart & taught me to be self-less
-my best friend Sean Russell Mosby,for his 15+ years of friendship,and teaching me about life & then some
-Sean's mom/my godmother/Ama Dot,for being a second mother
-Helen Keller,with her book,I learned sign-language(and I've later persued it)
-actors: Sally Field,Meryl Streep,Kevin Spacey,Jack Lemmon,Jason Robards Jr.,Christopher Walken,Susan Sarandon,Jack Nicholson,Jack Klugman,John Candy,Michael Caine,Sir Laurence Olivier,George Segal,Richard Burton,Elizabeth Taylor,Paul Newman,Steve Martin,Tom Hanks,John Travolta,Nic Cage,Russell Crowe,Hugh Jackman,Robin Williams
-authors: Stephen King,Eugene O'Neill,Steinbeck,Frank Herbert,Mario Puzo
-composers/musicians/singers: Mozart,Beethoven,Bach,Sir Elton John,John Lennon(afore mentioned),Cher,Frank Sinatra,Barbra Streisand,Tony Bennett,Bjork,Weird 'Al' Yankovic,The Monkees,Air Supply,Pink Floyd
-directors: Stephen Spielberg,Mike Nichols,Lawrence Kasdan,Barry Levinson,John Waters,Alfred Hitchcock,Ron Howard
-comic strip artists, Charles M. Schultz,Bill Waterson,Berkley Breathed